Hygienic toilet-seat.



JJSIVAK, A. NAGY & L. BANDURAY.

HYGIENIC TOILET SEAT.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 7. I914.

Patented June 1915.

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To all whom it may oneemx Be it known that we, Jon'N. sets, a citizen of the United States, and ALEXAN ER NAGY and LADIsLAUs BANDURAY, both subjects of the King of Hungary; residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New Y'o'rlnha've iiiteiited new and with certain parts partly removed and other useful Improvements in 'l'lygiehic Toilet- Seats, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention, relates tora hygienic toilet.

seat and its principal object is to provide a device whereby the user of a toilet-especially in public into contact with the fac'e touched by any preceding user of the toilet.

A further object provide a toilet seat that is always clean and proper for use and cannot be soiled by urine or any other foreign substance.

A final object of our invention resides in the particular. arrangement aiid combination of parts hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawingz-Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of the entire arrangement, taken on the line 1-1 of Fig. 2 and looking in the direction indicated by the arrows. Fig. 2 is a plan View of the device,

parts shown in dotted lines, to afi'ord a better view of the arrangementof parts in respect to each other. Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view of the mechanism. Fig. 1 is a cross sectional detail view.

Throughout the separate views the same part is designated, by the same reference character. 1

Referring more particularly to the draw-' 1 designates a bowl of a toilet as in common use. Fixed to it by hinges 2-2 are a pair of seat sections 3-3 made of wood or other suitable material, preferably of the shape in plan as shown in Fig. 2. This pair of flaps in conjunction with the tie member 4 connecting them at the fore ends, form the seat. A pair of drums such as 5 are mounted on an axis 6, said axis loosely journaled in the sides of a box 7 placed conveniently in the rear of the seat, either on a level with the same or below. it if there is a lack of space. Rolls of paper such as 8 are placed on each of the, drums 5 and the strips of paper, passingthrough slots in the box 7, are drawn over each of the flaps 3 and through slots 9-9 into another box 10 placed in front of the bowl, where the ing,

localities-may never come of our invention is to" on the shaft 15' and springs 16-16, aided by seat and at the same time strips of paper are wound up {in other} drums such as 11 by means of a mechanism, consist mg of r a rack bar'12'fi'xed hingedly to the bottom of theftie member a ahd guided by lugs suchas 13, 'engagin'g'a pinion 14'fixedly mounted on the batik of the sex 10 afid'a ratchet such as .17

. either' and or the shaft 15 al a) fixedly.

mounted and pressed by s rings. 18-18 tothe 191-19 with The ward corresponding rate which the ratchets' 17-17 engage; ratchets 19-19 are castino'rie piece with pinions 20-20, respectively, 20-20 engaging intermediate pinions21- 21 and these in turn the pinions 22-22 x a shaft 15 ;o1'i which' s'haft 15. are also mounted fixedly a set of springs such "as 16 fastened with their other ends to the 'pinions' p met stases. i915. aspirates-net as '7, i914. seriainasiatdiz A, i

which are fixedly mounted on shaft 23. The i geared wheels 20-20 are can only turn from left to right,',when the ratchets 17 -17 and 19- 19 engage each other, respectively, in a forcible manner, whereas in the contrary direction said ratchets slide on each other and. the geared wheels 20-20 are prevented from turning by dogs such as 24.

In its normal position held aloft from the bowl by two springs,

on each side, such as 25, journaled, in

the Seat. will-be 0116 the loosely mounted sides of the bowl 1. When a person sits down on the seat,the rack bar is pressed down by the persons weight and puts the pinion 14: in motion, shaft 15 and winding up the springs 16-16. The rest of the mechanism stands still during this period, whereas, when theperson occupying the seat stands vup and relieves thereby turning the the seat of the weight, the action of the that of the springs 25 25, lifts the causes the shaft 15 to turn in the contrary sense of that before mentioned, whereby the gear train 20-21-22 is set in motion and the drums 11 wind up the paper suitably fastened thereon. The gear is so calculated e- 1 that with each performance as above scribed sufficient paper be wound up to provide a fresh cover over theentire seat.

The drums 11 when filled with used paper can be removed from its bearings in the box,

by taking out the shaft 23' 10, so arranged,

or the paper may simply be cut oil' from the y drums when required. The paper used in for the purpose of greater strength.

this device may also. be lined with cloth or other suitable fabric a vertical rack secured to the bottom part of said tie-member, a box placed in front of, 'said toilet vase, a horizontal shaft journaled in the sides of said box,'a pinion rigidly mounted on saidshaft in engagement with said vertical rack, spiral springs attached with their inner ends to said shaft andvwith their outer ends to said \box, adapted to be wound .up on said shaft and thereby put under tension, by means of said rack and pinion, when said seat sections are pressed down, gears loosely mounted on said shaft, one at either end thereof, ratchets carried by said shaft adapted to engage said gears when said shaft is ro'tated by said springs and'out of engagement With same while the springs are put under tension by the rack pinion, another shaft journaled in the sides parallel thereto, carrying gears at either end in engagement with said first mentioned gear'sand adapted to be rotated thereby,

and a pair of drums rigidly mounted on said second mentioned shaft in vertical alinement with said seat sections, adapted to wind up thereon individual strips of paper drawn over said seat sections from. rolls placed therebehind, whenever said seat sections are raised from the toilet vase by means of said springs mounted on the rims thereof, substantially as and for vthe purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof weaifix our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN SIVAK. ALEXANDER NAGY. LADISLAUS BANDURAY.

I Witnesses: I

OLADAR HAMBURGER, ALEXANDER DEUSS.

' of said box below said first mentioned shaft, 

